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7:15 PM,
May 14, 2013

Written by

Alan Gomez
USA TODAY

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's sexual assault crisis will be solved only when troops treat sexist remarks with the same disdain as racial slurs, the officer in charge of preventing the crime told USA TODAY Tuesday.

Sexism and harassment in the military have created a "permissive environment" in which sexual assaults can occur, said Army Maj. Gen. Gary Patton, director of the Pentagon's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office.

"It's the climate of dignity and respect where there are no instances where sexual harassment, sexist behavior, sexual assault are tolerated," Patton said. ...